How do mothers affect daughters?

Yet, despite the broad strokes of this shared and painful experience, the pattern of connection—how the mother interacts with her daughter—varies significantly from one pair to another. These different behaviors affect daughters in specific ways. read more

Who you are affects your daughter’s sense of self for the rest of her life.” Society’s pressure and stress on women Mothers are powerful role models for their daughters’ images of themselves. Daughters imitate and identify with their mothers in deep and powerful ways. This imitation is not conscious. read more

I have been told that daughters with neglectful mothers do well in life when they have some sort of female role model/mother figure. I wanted to pass this along to you as well as tell you that you are not alone. read more

Mothers are generally the ones closest to their daughters during the key developmental years. Moms nurture daughters, model body image, and provide a listening ear. This isn’t all that moms do for daughters, but 3 things that stood out to me. read more